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After an impressive performance against Connacht, should Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu be the starting flyhalf for the Springboks against the All Blacks, or does Handré Pollard still hold the key?
Johan Goosen will turn 33 in July, while Handré Pollard celebrated his 31st birthday in March, but Bulls coach Jake White will hope to have both playmakers at the top of their games for the Pretoria side to eye the Champions Cup title next season.
Handré Pollard's touching birthday tribute to his wife Marise showcases their enduring love and family journey.
There is the 2027 World Cup and ‘three-peat’ quest on the horizon with the Springboks too, and having Handré Pollard at home will be ideal for Rassie Erasmus to manage his workload.
Handré Pollard has finally put pen to paper for the Bulls, and will rejoin them next season.
With his contract nearing its end at Leicester Tigers, Handre Pollard is attracting interest from multiple rugby clubs worldwide, including a potential return to the Bulls.
Speaking on the For The Love Of Rugby podcast with Dan Cole and Ben Youngs, Springboks No 10 Handre Pollard says there is more to Rassie Erasmus than meets the eye.
Coach John Plumtree can only do the best with what he has got, and Phepsi Buthelezi will skipper a much-changed Sharks side against Leicester Tigers in the Champions Cup tonight.
Fresh from a resounding win over Exeter, where their attacking prowess was on full display, the Sharks head to Welford Road ready to face a Leicester team nursing a few wounds.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has had the rugby world on tenterhooks after delaying his announcement to Friday, and he produced the expected unexpected – with a seven-one bench.
If Manie Libbok can shake the goal-kicking bogey once and for all, it could take the Springboks to the next level on attack – which includes pushing Handré Pollard to greater heights too.
IOL Sport’s John Goliath looks at five of Rassie Erasmus’ best Test wins as coach and director of rugby after taking over the Springboks in 2018.
Speaking on the For The Love Of Rugby podcast with Dan Cole and Ben Youngs, flyhalf Handre Pollard said there is more to Springboks coach Erasmus than meets the eye.
Manie Libbok had the chance to put the Springboks ahead with just a minute remaining on the clock, but spurned the opportunity to see Los Pumas claim a 29-28 Rugby Championship victory in Santiago del Estero on Saturday.
It’s been a case of “out of sight, out of mind” for the Springboks’ Manie Libbok this year, but the flyhalf still has a lot to offer South African rugby, writes John Goliath.
Handré Pollard is poised to overtake Morné Steyn as the third-highest Springbok points-scorer in Saturday’s Rugby Championship showdown with Argentina.
Handre Pollard was in the same boat as Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu more than a decade ago, when he was viewed as a generational talent coming through the ranks.
Salmaan Moerat will lead a Springboks matchday squad featuring 10 changes, including a possible first run-out at hooker off the bench for the versatile Jan-Hendrik Wessels.
‘Earnestly, let us admit that the Springboks are a bunch of winners who leave us all, be it xenophobes, afrophobes, racists and so on to forget our differences and unite us. ’
Siya Kolisi’s face looked badly swollen after Saturday’s gripping encounter against the All Blacks, with Rassie Erasmus suggesting that his skipper may have facial fracture.